Notes on Eternity
Note: Paris Always Makes Me Want a Cigarette - Why places remember versions of ourselves we've already outgrown
Why does Paris still make me want a cigarette, years after I gave up smoking? Somewhere between a glass of Sancerre on a café terrace, long lunches and the streets of Saint-Germain and Le Marais, the city wakes up an earlier version of me. A note on travel, memory and freedom, because every place I’ve truly loved remembers a different version of me.
Paris, November 2025. Espresso at Hôtel Barrière Le Fouquet’s. Photo by Laura Achrem.
Note: The Love We Don't Recognise — Why peace can feel unfamiliar
Why does peace so often feel like the absence of chemistry? When love has always meant uncertainty, mixed signals and emotional highs, a nervous system learns to mistake anxiety for passion, and calm can feel strangely unfamiliar. A note on intensity, healing and the kind of love that feels like home, because anxiety can be intense, and so can peace, but only one of them allows love to grow.
Paris, October 2025. Gerhard Richter at Fondation Louis Vuitton. Photo by Laura Achrem.
Note: The Hands We Do Not See — Every garment carries the time of the people who made it
Every piece of clothing begins as someone’s time. Before it reaches us, a garment passes through hands that choose, weave, cut and sew, and the better it is made, the less we see the making. A note on slow fashion, craft, and learning to see the people behind every seam.
Illustration made for Notes on Eternity, October 2026. Art direction by Laura Achrem.
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Polaroids in My Studio – Marlena
What stays from a shoot once the final images are chosen? Polaroids taken between frames, in my studio, in April 2021, with Marlena Janeczko wearing Achrem Studios.
Warsaw, April 2021. Marlena Janeczko in Achrem Studios. Polaroids by Laura Achrem.
Marina Piccola, Capri — Summer on 35mm
A summer day at Marina Piccola, seen through 35mm film. Striped umbrellas, turquoise water, the red walls of Bagni da Maria and the Faraglioni on the horizon. No story beyond the image: only light, colour and the slow rhythm of the sea.
Capri, July 2025. Shot on 35mm film, by Laura Achrem.
Via Mulo, Capri — The Way Down on 35mm
The path from Capri town down to Marina Piccola, seen through 35mm film. Narrow white walls, a tiled map of the island, bougainvillea and umbrella pines, and the sea appearing a little closer with every turn.
Capri, July 2025. Shot on 35mm film, by Laura Achrem.
